Julian Nagelsmann confirms Jamal Musiala, Manuel Neuer, Nathaniel Brown to start for Germany

14 June 2026, United States, Houston: Soccer: National Team, press conference ahead of the match against Curaçao. National Team Coach Julian Nagelsmann (Germany) speaks at the press conference. ATTENTION: In accordance with FIFA regulations, these images may be used exclusively for editorial purposes.

Commercial use is prohibited. Furthermore, no video-like sequences may be created, and no alterations may be made to the image, either in the foreground or the background. Photo: Christian Charisius/dpa (Photo by Christian Charisius/picture alliance via Getty Images) Former Bayern Munich head coach and current German national team manager surely did not miss the discourse on Saturday regarding Jamal Musiala, but — as expected — the boss is sticking to his guns (as captured by @iMiaSanMia): Julian Nagelsmann confirms that Manuel Neuer, Nathaniel Brown and Jamal Musiala will all start against Curaçao tomorrow.

On Musiala, the coach says: “He only gets into rhythm if he gets playing time. He’ll get that tomorrow.”Aside of some of his decisions on the starting XI, Nagelsmann also addressed the extreme heat that the squad was dealing with.

Despite that, Nagelsmann thinks his team is ready. “The guys trained well and gave everything despite the heat. The atmosphere is very good.

I’m very confident for tomorrow. After the qualifiers, squad nomination and all the build up before the tournament, I’m looking forward to getting started,” Nagelsmann said (as captured by @iMiaSanMia). “(Sunday) is a bit like the first round of the DFB-Pokal.

You face a smaller team that has nothing to lose — that makes every opponent dangerous. They have a very experienced coach in Dick Advocaat, he will certainly have a plan. The most important thing in the first game of a major tournament is the three points.

Of course we want to play a good game, but the win is the most important thing for the confidence.”Germany is a prohibitive favorite against Curaçao.If you are looking for more Bayern Munich